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This is such an absurd question to me that I have no way of answering. I've thought about this for a while now and this is the best I've got:
Actions are actions and have consequences. We can either act recklesses or pay attention to what the possible consequences are. We can decide which consequence is the most desireable.
Given that, I have no idea what God has to do with motives unless you decide that your morality is going to match something that you've read or been told. And purity is also a very subjective term.
The validity of actions are measured by the actors, those acted upon, observers, and those who have information of the actions mediated to them. The only way to understand validity, then, is to see how each of these parties react to the action.
I think the thing about this thread that is absurd to me is that it hinges on the belief of an absolute morality, and that everyone knows what that is. The next absurdity is that for an action to be "pure" means that you aren't supposed to benefit from it in anyway. It seems to me that the purest actions can actually be the most selfish.
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Innominate.
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